Sociology- Unit 2

Sociology- Unit 2

1. Crime & Devience

   • Official statistics
     • Data gathered by the government or other official organisations (eg. Home Office)
       • Census
         • A survey of all people and households in the country - held every 10 years
     • Advantages:
       • Detailed
       • Large scale
       • Shows a trend in the data
       • Collects information on many topics
     • Disadvantages:
       • No response from some people or some would lie
         • It wouldn't be representative
       • Only held every 10 years
         • There are changes in-between these years
   • Victim Surveys
     • A survey that is sent out to the public asking them if they have been a victim of any crimes
       • Disadvantage:
         • The same crime could have been recorded twice
       • Advantage:
         • It could close the gap on the dark figure of crime
   • Self Report Survey
     • A survey that is sent out to the public asking them to confess to any crimes that the have comitted whether or not if it has already been reported

2. Mass Media

3. Power

4. Social Inequality